Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 31, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 24, 2018, 3:56 AM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Nov 25, 2018, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2018, 3:56 AM EST (08:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 25, 2018, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2018, 9:58 AM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 39 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1703 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
447 WWUS71 KBOX 240856 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 356 AM EST Sat Nov 24 2018 MAZ022>024-241700- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0031.181125T0800Z-181126T0000Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 356 AM EST Sat Nov 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 3 AM to 7 PM EST Sunday. * WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING... * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
4 follow-up statements
829 WWUS71 KBOX 241615 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1115 AM EST Sat Nov 24 2018 MAZ022>024-250015- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0031.181125T0800Z-181126T0000Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 1115 AM EST Sat Nov 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING... * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
265 WWUS71 KBOX 242044 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 344 PM EST Sat Nov 24 2018 MAZ022>024-250445- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0031.181125T0800Z-181126T0000Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 344 PM EST Sat Nov 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...Northeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Late tonight into Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
963 WWUS71 KBOX 250848 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 348 AM EST Sun Nov 25 2018 MAZ022>024-251700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-181125T1700Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 348 AM EST Sun Nov 25 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * WINDS...Northeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...Sunday until noon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * LOCATION...Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
773 WWUS71 KBOX 251458 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 958 AM EST Sun Nov 25 2018 MAZ022>024-251600- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-181125T1700Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 958 AM EST Sun Nov 25 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Northwest winds of 15 to 20 mph will become north into this afternoon. Wind gusts up to 35 mph remain possible late this morning. $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2:32 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 36 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:59 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 9 days |
| Nov 24, 3:51 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 32 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:51 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 48 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.